State lawmakers to aid hall plans

August 06, 2001|By John Flink.

PARK CITY — State Sen. Adeline Geo-Karis (R-Zion) and state Rep. Andrea Moore (R-Libertyville) have pledged their assistance to Park City in its quest to find the money to build a new municipal building.

The legislators attended a City Council meeting last week to see preliminary specifications for the new city hall, which is projected to cost about $3.85 million and house the city administration and Police Department.

City officials have said they hope to erect the building on about 2 undeveloped acres on the city's west side, preferably in the Greenleaf Avenue corridor.

City officials and the Police Department currently share space in a strip mall on Kehm Boulevard, and council meetings are held in the community center on Teske Boulevard.

Geo-Karis and Moore told city officials they would help secure state grants for the building after specifics for the plan have been firmed up. Park City Mayor Steve Pannell said he hopes the city can break ground by 2003.

"We may trim down our plans a little bit to make the project less expensive, but we're working very aggressively on making this happen," Pannell said. "It's great to get this kind of support from our state legislators."